Happy Christmas Miss King originally aired Sunday December 13, 1998 on CBC

A follow up to the successful family series, Road to Avonlea, Happy Christmas Miss King revists Avonlea at Christmas time during the First World War. Felix has gone off to war and the family learns he is missing in action, leaving his family much concerned. Janet's reaction to the possibility of having lost a son alienates her from the rest of the family.

Meanwhile, Hetty tries to get a famous elocutionist to perform for the school choir's Christmas performance. While in Charlottetown trying to persuade him, she collapses with an unexpected health crisis. When she is hospitalized feeling homesick and alone she begins to re-evaluate her relationships and her accomplishments in life. A doctor tells her that a tumor has been found on her spine, and a biopsy is performed.